Egyptian Fruit Bat

Fruit bats are in the “megabat” family. Unlike most megabats, the Egyptian fruit bats uses echo-location for navigating in darkness. They produce sounds with their tongues that resemble a series of clicks to the human ear.

10th Annual Photo Contest: January 2-31, 2015

Each January, the zoo invites photographers of all abilities, ages 5 and up, to take part in a photo contest. Winning photos appear in the spring issue of our member publication MyZoo Magazine, on the zoo's website and social media, and are displayed to the public for one year in the zoo's gift shop windows.

2015 Winners:

Grand Prize | Sponsored by CNY ArtsTranquil Beauty by Tina Norris

Please visit the zoo's Facebook page to view all of this year's winning photos!